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• Tunisian prime minister resigns amid protests (Reuters)
• New Zealand quake city starts to bury dead, toll 148 (Reuters)
• Sudan clamps down on election protest (Reuters)
• Oman police kill two protesters (Reuters)
• Tunisia's New Turmoil: The Unfinished Revolution (Time.com)
• West Ham end Liverpool's unbeaten run (AFP)
• Oman clashes widen protest rumblings in Gulf (AP)
• Mexico police find 4 bodies in clandestine grave (AP)
• 'Free Libya' chants heard in city near capital (AP)
• US, S. Korea launch war games amid N. Korea threat (AFP)
• Taliban say they have Canadian missing in Afghanistan (Reuters)
• Infant boy the first NZ quake victim laid to rest (AP)
• Chile earthquake anniversary puts President Piñera in the hotseat (The Christian Science Monitor)
• The Tribe Has Spoken: Yemen's Powerbrokers Step In (Time.com)
• Enda Kenny hails 'democratic revolution' in Ireland (The Christian Science Monitor)

Tunisian prime minister resigns amid protests (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:09 AM PST Reuters - Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned Sunday after violent protests over his ties to the North African state's toppled former leader, triggering street celebrations in central Tunis.

New Zealand quake city starts to bury dead, toll 148 (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:17 PM PST Reuters - New Zealand's earthquake-shattered city of Christchurch prepared to bury the first victim on Monday of last week's devastating tremor that killed at least 148 people as aftershocks forced the evacuation of scores of people in hillside suburbs.

Sudan clamps down on election protest (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:53 AM PST Reuters - Sudanese riot police and security agents surrounded organizers of a protest against alleged election fraud Sunday, witnesses said, in the latest sign of a clampdown following uprisings across the Arab world.

Oman police kill two protesters (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 12:26 PM PST Reuters - Omani police fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters demanding political reform on Sunday, killing two people, and demonstrators set government buildings and cars ablaze, witnesses said.

Tunisia's New Turmoil: The Unfinished Revolution (Time.com) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:30 PM PST Time.com - The birthplace of the Middle East's popular uprising sees political chaos as demonstrations force the resignation of the prime minister.

West Ham end Liverpool's unbeaten run (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:44 PM PST AFP - West Ham midfielder Scott Parker insists his team have the belief to avoid relegation in the English Premier League following their 3-1 victory over Liverpool.

Oman clashes widen protest rumblings in Gulf (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:09 PM PST AP - Protests against the tight grip of Gulf rulers widened Sunday as riot police in Oman battled pro-democracy demonstrators in a deadly clash that sharply raised tensions in the region.

Mexico police find 4 bodies in clandestine grave (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:49 PM PST AP - Police in central Mexico state say they have found four bodies in a clandestine grave and are searching for more.

'Free Libya' chants heard in city near capital (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:52 PM PST AP - With residents shouting "Free, free Libya," anti-government rebels who control this battle-scarred city nearest to the capital deployed tanks and anti-aircraft weapons Sunday to brace for an attack by troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. The Obama administration offered "any type of assistance" to Libyans seeking to oust the longtime leader.

US, S. Korea launch war games amid N. Korea threat (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:29 PM PST AFP - The US and South Korean militaries Monday launched major annual land, sea and air exercises, amid North Korean threats to turn Seoul into a "sea of flames" in case of any provocation.

Taliban say they have Canadian missing in Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 12:16 PM PST Reuters - A Canadian man is missing in Afghanistan, Canadian officials said on Sunday, with the Taliban claiming they had captured him in a volatile central province because he was a spy.

Infant boy the first NZ quake victim laid to rest (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:16 PM PST AP - A 5-month-old boy was laid to rest Monday at the first funeral for the victims of New Zealand's devastating earthquake, as the confirmed death toll rose to 148 and the government considered a nationwide levy to help pay for reconstruction.

Chile earthquake anniversary puts President Piñera in the hotseat (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:33 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Susana Obando Valenzuela sits on the edge of her salmon-colored couch inside the government-built shack she reluctantly calls home and remembers the day that changed her life forever.

The Tribe Has Spoken: Yemen's Powerbrokers Step In (Time.com) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:30 PM PST Time.com - As some of Yemen's tribal leaders split from its embattled President, many hope to turn the protests to their political advantage

Enda Kenny hails 'democratic revolution' in Ireland (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 07:59 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The leader of Ireland's center-right Fine Gael party, Enda Kenny, claimed victory Sunday after angry voters rejected the ruling centrist Fianna Fáil party and its Green Party partners.

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